Cabin Fever: News Overflow [Archive]

Aaron

05-08-2008, 08:47 AM

I thought this could be a place to throw up stories that interested us but we couldnt find time to report on.
Especially important at the moment as we're on hiatus.
NOTE: Could everyone please post a bit of info about the story they're referring too, rather than just posting a link, saves us all a world of issues.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/7387224.stm

This is an odd tale about a guy who has had the hiccups for 15 months.
He's about to go under the knife to try and stop it.

He doesn't hold the record (although I doubt he's trying to) apparently Iowa native Charles Osborne hiccuped for 68 years!

Aaron

05-08-2008, 08:56 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/7386537.stm

I want to beat this record if at all possible

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44631000/jpg/_44631648_lego226body.jpg

A 100ft tower made out of Lego bricks will be verified as an official world record, organisers hope.
Thousands of children and their families used almost 500,000 bricks to build the structure at the Legoland theme park in Windsor, Berkshire.

Antonio_Bay

05-08-2008, 09:15 AM

Is it wrong the first thing I thought of was Wouldn''t it be cool if that tower tipped over and the Lego went everywhere ?

Rob101

05-08-2008, 09:18 AM

I want to beat this record if at all possible

It would be fun to try!

Aaron

05-08-2008, 09:23 AM

It would be fun to try!
Indeed, unless this happened
Is it wrong the first thing I thought of was Wouldn''t it be cool if that tower tipped over and the Lego went everywhere ?

Although once I was finished I would destroy it in a blaze of glory

puggso_32

05-08-2008, 10:00 AM

http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-education-news/2008/05/02/headteacher-investigated-after-fishing-licence-fine-65233-20855228/

Rob101

05-08-2008, 11:13 AM

I wonder how much they had to drink before they realized something was wrong with the wine?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/ap/strange/main4073450.shtml

puggso_32

05-08-2008, 11:24 AM

I wonder how much they had to drink before they realized something was wrong with the wine?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/ap/strange/main4073450.shtml

Where I live that is the last resort!

...killer hangover from it mind you!

Aaron

05-19-2008, 07:46 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7404816.stm

A dedicated Cardiff City fan has painstakingly recreated his club's FA Cup run on film, using the Lego men he used to play with as a child.

Trainee actuary Ashley Weaver, 26, spent more than 40 hours shooting two films with about 1,000 still photos.

The films - complete with replays and commentary - are on YouTube and have attracted more than 3,000 hits.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44662000/jpg/_44662967_joeledley226.jpg

You'll find one of the videos and the rest of the story at the link above. :)

puggso_32

05-19-2008, 10:01 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7404816.stm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44662000/jpg/_44662967_joeledley226.jpg

You'll find one of the videos and the rest of the story at the link above. :)

That is actually awesome!

Rob101

05-19-2008, 10:09 AM

It is a sin to have sex before marriage, but it is OK to believe in aliens?
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKL1489449420080516

Antonio_Bay

05-19-2008, 01:37 PM

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44662000/jpg/_44662967_joeledley226.jpg

He should create the final even though they lost. It would improve on the borefest that game actually was.

ZBarclay

05-19-2008, 02:42 PM

He doesn't hold the record (although I doubt he's trying to) apparently Iowa native Charles Osborne hiccuped for 68 years!
Nice to know that my Iowa peeps are being represented...at least this time no one's dog shot them...

donkey

05-19-2008, 03:46 PM

hilariously misspaired headlines:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/donkeyrific/go.jpg

puggso_32

05-19-2008, 05:41 PM

hilariously misspaired headlines:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h141/donkeyrific/go.jpg

Which is which in that split picture?

donkey

05-20-2008, 10:27 AM

EXactly! HI-LArious.

puggso_32

05-20-2008, 10:56 AM

http://perezhilton.com/2008-05-20-spitting-headlne#more-20709

...hmmm!

(Ps - someone else found this, not me...I'm straight, allegedly)

donkey

05-21-2008, 11:52 AM

Here's one for Shona

http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/47046/

“Hello Kitty is so much a part of our popular culture, I don’t think anyone really owns it. It’s something licensed by Sanrio, but I think her spirit and love and purity belong to all of us.”

Rob101

06-03-2008, 12:00 PM

I have heard some good excuses from people as to why they do drugs, but this one is a classic.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/03/people.tatum.oneal.ap/index.html

Any article that starts off with a picture like this is worth reading.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q17/korn_child21/art_bikerace_cnn.jpg
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/02/mexico.bikers.ap/index.html

ZBarclay

06-03-2008, 12:40 PM

Any article that starts off with a picture like this is worth reading.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q17/korn_child21/art_bikerace_cnn.jpg
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/02/mexico.bikers.ap/index.html
Je. Sus. Christ.

Aaron

06-03-2008, 02:16 PM

Seconded.
Mental!

Aaron

06-10-2008, 01:42 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7443866.stm

This is pretty cool.

The world's most advanced, commercially available, bionic hand has clinched the UK's top engineering prize.

The i-LIMB, a prosthetic device with five individually powered digits, beat three other finalists to win this year's MacRobert award.

The technology has been fitted to more than 200 people, including US soldiers who lost limbs during the war in Iraq.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44729000/gif/_44729938_i_limb_hand_466x289in.gifhttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44734000/jpg/_44734505_rayedwards.jpg

There is a video showing all about it at the link up top.

Rob101

06-18-2008, 10:23 AM

I'm a little confused on this one.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368206,00.html

Rob101

06-18-2008, 11:03 AM

The store clerk must watch South Park
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368121,00.html

Aaron

06-25-2008, 10:19 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7472490.stm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44776000/jpg/_44776227_a2ae64fc-ba52-42ab-bdba-6802365e91d1.jpg

Police are investigating a crash in which a £30,000 SUV ended up parked on top of two other cars, one of them a Porsche sports car worth up to £45,000.

Good work!

Threadkiller

06-25-2008, 12:36 PM

Funny story and well-written article.

Fake frat boy busts unauthorized moves (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/police-dance-white-2076154-woman-sailor)

donkey

06-29-2008, 12:16 PM

Ahhhh! BACon!

http://inventorspot.com/articles/bacon_scented_and_baconpatterned_tuxedoes_unique_f ormal_wear_15034

ZBarclay

06-29-2008, 03:31 PM

I'm pretty sure that everything about THIS (http://www.buyguarddog.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1) is a bad idea.

Aaron

06-29-2008, 09:03 PM

I'm pretty sure that everything about THIS (http://www.buyguarddog.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1) is a bad idea.
That's pretty funny. Only 100 yards! Not much use is it?

06-29-2008, 09:18 PM

I'd use it to keep track of the house cats. Put the 'watch' on 'em like a collar.

Of course, I'd be cleaning up poop every time I hit the button. :D

Shäne

06-30-2008, 12:26 AM

I'd like to know who loses their kids so much they need a page button on them like a phone.

ZBarclay

06-30-2008, 01:16 PM

That's pretty funny. Only 100 yards! Not much use is it?
There should at least be a taze function...

...can you tell that the kids woke me up this morning? :D

Rob101

07-11-2008, 03:13 PM

I'm not convinced that he's telling the truth. Plus, he doesn't talk about anything else that he could have been trying.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,380806,00.html

t_hutsler

07-12-2008, 01:57 AM

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/07/11/state/n151027D50.DTL

ummm weird?

donkey

07-12-2008, 11:23 AM

did anyone see the follow up to the foot story? apperantly 2 of the feet are from the same person.

Rob101

08-09-2008, 11:00 AM

Was this artificial insemination or what?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/08/people.clay.aiken.ap/index.html

Aaron

08-11-2008, 11:16 AM

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10013128-71.html

OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD

The perving options are limitless.
I really hope this isn't a bluff

Antonio_Bay

08-11-2008, 11:27 AM

Cool.

* looks around room. waves arms around in empty space. makes sure no one is 'there' *

Aaron

08-11-2008, 11:29 AM

Totally. How weird will things get if it becomes available to buy.
Everyone will get paranoid when in the bathroom.

Antonio_Bay

08-11-2008, 12:00 PM

http://www.benvsdov.com/words/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/invisible-man.jpg

Shäne

08-11-2008, 06:12 PM

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!! Awesomeness Overload!!!!!

Rob101

08-13-2008, 04:29 AM

I couldn't stop laughing after watching this video.
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-US&vid=a622eac2-c5fe-419a-a359-d457c38f33f7

ZBarclay

08-13-2008, 12:48 PM

Crystal Dodge eats here all the time...

Ya, no shit! Look at her. Jesus. Way to find someone to comment on the state of fast food in America. Her shirt isn't even clean for Christ Sake.

Shäne

08-31-2008, 01:24 PM

Dad gets 18 months for forcing girl to kill cat. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/29/cat.stabbing.ap/index.html)
Man, that's screwed up. :(

Rob101

08-31-2008, 01:47 PM

That is odd enough to be funny.

Aaron

09-08-2008, 09:29 AM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2650665/Legal-bid-to-stop-CERN-atom-smasher-from-destroying-the-world.html

We're all going to die! :eek:

The world's biggest and most expensive scientific experiment has been hit by a last minute legal challenge, amid claims that the research could bring about the end of the world... ...The device is designed to replicate conditions that existed just a fraction of a second after the Big Bang, and its creators hope it will unlock the secrets of how the universe began.
However, opponents fear the machine, which will smash pieces of atoms together at high speed and generate temperatures of more than a trillion degrees centigrade, may create a mini-black hole that could tear the earth apart.

Antonio_Bay

09-08-2008, 10:01 AM

Scary stuff.

Good job I reside in a parallel universe and only post here via a subspace tear caused by my phone line.

09-08-2008, 11:30 AM

I wish I could get my hands on a singularity grenade...

puggso_32

09-08-2008, 02:43 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2650665/Legal-bid-to-stop-CERN-atom-smasher-from-destroying-the-world.html

We're all going to die! :eek:

Was quite funny on Mock The Week about this!

Shäne

09-08-2008, 06:58 PM

The Large Hadron Collider will not be producing anything that does not already happen routinely in nature due to cosmic rays.

Bit more reassuring, but still....

Antonio_Bay

09-08-2008, 07:06 PM

Have you seen a photo of the guy in charge of the experiment?

http://www.dayofthedawn.com/mad.png

Louise

09-09-2008, 04:29 AM

Life for microwave baby killer

http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7605472.stm

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Aaron

09-09-2008, 06:50 AM

Bit more reassuring, but still....
Cosmic rays are reassuring to you?
Look what they did to this guy!

http://www.cavesalamander.com/gurpsmarvels/thing.jpg

ZBarclay

09-09-2008, 01:09 PM

Cosmic rays are reassuring to you?
Look what they did to this guy!

http://www.cavesalamander.com/gurpsmarvels/thing.jpg
Is his dork made of orange rock?

Aaron

09-09-2008, 01:35 PM

Is his dork made of orange rock?
I don't know, you're a dork, you tell me.

AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA *cough* *splutter* ... heehee...

*runs away*

ZBarclay

09-09-2008, 01:52 PM

I don't know, you're a dork, you tell me.

AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA *cough* *splutter* ... heehee...

*runs away*
Well...I am not made of orange rock...so, by the Correlative Property (I think that's the one A=B B=C, then A=C) it stands to reason that the Thing's...erm...thing...is NOT made of orange rock. Science is stellar!

Aaron

09-09-2008, 01:53 PM

Knowledge is Power!

09-09-2008, 01:56 PM

http://www.piercefarmwatch.org/images/blog/the_more_you_know.jpg

Louise

09-09-2008, 02:45 PM

:eek:
The pensioners' playground

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7604454.stm

Threadkiller

09-09-2008, 02:49 PM

Well...I am not made of orange rock...so, by the Correlative Property (I think that's the one A=B B=C, then A=C) it stands to reason that the Thing's...erm...thing...is NOT made of orange rock. Science is stellar!
Captain Bringdown says that you've committed a logical fallacy. Correlation does not imply causation.

Aaron

09-09-2008, 02:59 PM

:eek:
The pensioners' playground

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7604454.stm

HAHA!
That looks so depressing

Antonio_Bay

09-09-2008, 03:08 PM

That looks awesomesauce!

'Hey Nan, You watching Deal or No Deal now?'

'Nah, I'm off down the park...'

Antonio_Bay

09-09-2008, 06:59 PM

The Large Hadron Collider will not be producing anything that does not already happen routinely in nature due to cosmic rays.

www.hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet. com (http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/)

Shäne

09-09-2008, 07:06 PM

www.hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet. com (http://hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com/)

That's going in my RSS feeds.

Louise

09-10-2008, 05:18 PM

Wife number 25 brings contentment

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7607901.stm

:D

Shäne

09-26-2008, 09:26 PM

Absolutely crazy. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3080737/War-games-fanatic-Matthew-Pyke-killed-by-gamer-from-Germany-police-think.html)

Internet war games fanatic Matthew Pyke was stabbed to death by a fellow player who flew from Germany to murder him after an online dispute, police believe.

freetoaster

09-26-2008, 11:36 PM

Freetoaster takes over entire Eastern Block.

Shäne

09-27-2008, 10:55 PM

This (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/nyregion/27wars.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5124&en=6925a38c750ca2e6&ex=1380254400&partner=digg&exprod=digg) would be awesome to get involved with.

Aaron

09-28-2008, 08:15 AM

They held that in Dublin once before.
I never saw anyone get shot though :(
Would have been fun to see

Trout_Mask_Replica

09-28-2008, 02:16 PM

This (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/nyregion/27wars.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5124&en=6925a38c750ca2e6&ex=1380254400&partner=digg&exprod=digg) would be awesome to get involved with.

"...his only friend of late tucked under his black shirt, a curiously damp bulge."

I can relate.

Aaron

10-08-2008, 12:53 PM

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Naked_guy_in_Japanese_moat_adventure&in_article_id=342526&in_page_id=2&haha

The naked man attacks the Japanese police with his long stick

Rob101

10-10-2008, 11:23 AM

I say someone should place a bid.
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/87425/Spice-Girls-Bus-For-Sale%E2%80%A6-On-Ebay.htm

Antonio_Bay

10-10-2008, 11:31 AM

I say someone should place a bid.
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/87425/Spice-Girls-Bus-For-Sale%E2%80%A6-On-Ebay.htm

I like how it says; I wonder if it comes with Meat Loaf driving it…

Wasn't Frank Bruno originally in that role, but quit after the girls refused to say hi to his nephew? Would anyone prefer Bruno to Loaf?

Cuclean

10-13-2008, 09:24 AM

I found this on Snopes Dailies...

Man accused of assaulting 'witch' at Taft

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 6:08 AM EDT
By Michael P. McConnell, Daily Tribune Staff Writer

Suspect told police he was trying to purify teacher.

FERNDALE — A Ferndale man who attends Taft Education Center is accused of pouring a liquid on an English teacher and holding a lighter near her because he believed she was a witch.

"The suspect later told us he was trying to kill the witch by pouring holy water over her head," said Ferndale Detective Ken Denmark. "We confiscated two lighters from him and he was committed for psychiatric evaluation."

The suspect, Darin Najor, 20, faces a pretrial hearing Oct. 23 in Ferndale 43rd District Court on a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery. He was arrested and posted bond in the incident on Monday.

Najor threatened the teacher at the adult education school Sept. 11, police said. The liquid he poured on the teacher was nonflammable and the suspect carried it in a Gatorade bottle, police said.

The English teacher told police she had a discussion with Najor the day before the incident about "The Crucible," an assigned play by the late Arthur Miller set in 1692 that deals with events that led to the Salem witch trials.

Najor asked the teacher if she believed in witchcraft, police said. The teacher told him she did not believe in witchcraft and explained that the events in the play were a metaphor for unjust persecution, police said.

"The suspect threw his homework papers on the floor and declared it was all blasphemy," Denmark said. "The next day he came up behind her chanting what sounded like religious verses while she was working at her desk."

He poured a liquid over her head and was holding a green barbecue lighter, she told police.

"He said he was trying to purify the witch," Denmark said.

Najor ran from the classroom and the teacher, a security guard and a school administrator confronted him smoking a cigarette outside the school at 427 Allen, police said.

"The suspect ran at the teacher and said he was going to burn the witch," Denmark said.

The security guard restrained the suspect and called police.

Tate

10-14-2008, 12:13 AM

Police say driver offered marijuana to pay for fast food (http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/oct/13/police-say-driver-offered-marijuana-pay-fast-food/)
VERO BEACH — A drive-thru customer at a fast food restaurant Monday offered something green to pay for his meal, but it wasn't cash, according to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office.

A McDonald's cashier called 911 at 12:22 a.m. Monday after Shawn Alexander Pannullo, 27, of the 4800 block of Second Street, Vero Beach, wanted to trade some marijuana for food, according to the arrest affidavit.

The cashier from the McDonald's, located in the 5000 block of 20th Street, provided a description of Pannullo's vehicle. A deputy spotted the car and found marijuana inside, the affidavit said.

Pannullo was charged with possession of cannabis and posted $500 bail Monday.

The report didn't indicate what Pannullo ordered at McDonald's or if he paid for the meal through other means.

Aaron

10-22-2008, 02:17 PM

Not really news, but sent into us by a fan and I think it's kinda awesomesauce

http://www.plasma2002.com/blenderdefender/

Shäne

10-26-2008, 12:47 AM

Actual headline: Swedish hockey fans delay match with dildo downpour. (http://www.thelocal.se/15138.html) :eek:

Dante

10-30-2008, 02:18 PM

Japanese Man Petitions To Marry Comic Book Character (http://www.thenewsvault.com/cgi/news.pl?t=1526) Wtf?:confused:

Aaron

10-30-2008, 03:54 PM

Japanese Man Petitions To Marry Comic Book Character (http://www.thenewsvault.com/cgi/news.pl?t=1526) Wtf?:confused:

But who would you marry?

I think I'd go for...

http://images.wizarduniverse.com/WizardUniverse/magazinepics/greatchar2/05.jpg

Dante

10-31-2008, 02:24 AM

But who would you marry?

I think I'd go for...

http://images.wizarduniverse.com/WizardUniverse/magazinepics/greatchar2/05.jpg

I think I would choose.

http://gi263.photobucket.com/groups/ii136/417OF2AZ8U/BirdsofPreyCvr069.jpg

I have that issue.:D

phit_demon

10-31-2008, 01:35 PM

I'd have to choose:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r203/supagirl1/supergirl-sexy-brothel-nighty-or.jpg

Cuclean

11-12-2008, 12:22 PM

Kryten anyone? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081108/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_corpses)

puggso_32

11-12-2008, 04:07 PM

Kryten anyone? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081108/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_corpses)

But are they that sure they're dead?

No wonder they looked so pasty! etc etc

Rob101

11-12-2008, 09:49 PM

This had to scare the crap out of the guy.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=10641954&ch=4226714&src=news

Rob101

11-28-2008, 10:28 AM

I am amazed that this woman is still alive.
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/91371/Amy-Winehouse-Meets-With-Divorce-Lawyer.htm

Antonio_Bay

11-28-2008, 10:51 AM

This had to scare the crap out of the guy.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=10641954&ch=4226714&src=news

This was in the paper a few days back. If that had been me, I'd have immediately thought; Sea Monster.

KRAKEN!

Shäne

11-28-2008, 05:23 PM

I am amazed that this woman is still alive.
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/91371/Amy-Winehouse-Meets-With-Divorce-Lawyer.htm

The troubled singer was taken in for tests following a drink and drugs binge at the weekend, although her spokesman claimed the 25-year-old star had suffered a seizure caused by the prescription medication she is taking.

Right it was the stuff given to her by a medical professional. :rolleyes:

Cuclean

11-28-2008, 10:08 PM

I am amazed that this woman is still alive.
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/91371/Amy-Winehouse-Meets-With-Divorce-Lawyer.htm

If she dies, she dies.

Shäne

11-29-2008, 03:00 PM

Town may force child with cerebral palsy to give up his pony. (http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/26/caledon-pony.html)

Heartless bastards.

11-29-2008, 04:07 PM

Heartless bastards.

You got that right :mad:

Firestone2489

11-29-2008, 04:10 PM

That is so shitty. Those neighbors need to be castrated.

Rob101

11-29-2008, 08:44 PM

My oldest sister has Cerebral Palsy. If an\ individual with Cerebral Palsy is actually able to enjoy something that the handicap doesn't interfere with, you let them go, not take it away. Get rid of the neighbors instead.

Rob101

12-09-2008, 10:34 AM

This guy is a douche. (http://www.411mania.com/music/news/91975/Kanye-West-Throws-Tantrum-At-Sydney-Show.htm)

12-09-2008, 10:54 AM

This guy is a douche. (http://www.411mania.com/music/news/91975/Kanye-West-Throws-Tantrum-At-Sydney-Show.htm)

... the size of a tanker truck.

phit_demon

12-09-2008, 03:35 PM

This guy is a douche. (http://www.411mania.com/music/news/91975/Kanye-West-Throws-Tantrum-At-Sydney-Show.htm)

I've always hated the prick.

Threadkiller

12-09-2008, 04:00 PM

I've always hated the prick. Agreed. It never ceases to amaze me how celebrities can still publicly complain about how hard it is to be famous without immediately realizing how horribly stupid and ungrateful they sound. Get over yourself you fuck. Half the world still doesn't know who you are and the other half hates you a little bit more every time you take a breath. If you don't like being a celebrity it's an easy enough thing to change. Plenty of artists and musicians stay true to themselves and are happy with their work without ever having to defend Britney fucking Spears or play to packed houses in Sydney.

Chappelle is probably the only guy I can think of who handled overwhelming celebrity pressure with some class. He never once complained about being a celebrity. He never once seemed bitter or ungrateful to his fans or to the media. He just did what he had to do to change his life and get it back under control. Dude ought to write a self-help book for other celebrities.

phit_demon

12-09-2008, 04:54 PM

Chappelle is probably the only guy I can think of who handled overwhelming celebrity pressure with some class. He never once complained about being a celebrity. He never once seemed bitter or ungrateful to his fans or to the media. He just did what he had to do to change his life and get it back under control. Dude ought to write a self-help book for other celebrities.

He's a hero of mine. The only sad byproduct of his actions is the scarcity of new material coming our way. I miss him.

You're right though, he's a class act from head to toe. He also happens to be the funniest man on the planet.

Shäne

12-09-2008, 05:52 PM

I've always hated the prick.

Same here.

ZBarclay

12-09-2008, 08:43 PM

Chappelle is probably the only guy I can think of who handled overwhelming celebrity pressure with some class. He never once complained about being a celebrity.

Except for the part where he had a nervous breakdown and disappeared...other than that, he totally kept his shit together...

dtcb

12-09-2008, 10:04 PM

This guy is a douche. (http://www.411mania.com/music/news/91975/Kanye-West-Throws-Tantrum-At-Sydney-Show.htm)

What a fucking crybaby assmunch. Not enough if these shitbags are kissing the business end of a shotgun.

there are often 2 barrels on a shotgun, he should share one with britney.

Rob101

12-09-2008, 10:53 PM

Except for the part where he had a nervous breakdown and disappeared...other than that, he totally kept his shit together...
At least he didn't do it in public, he just disappeared, took care of his issues, and that was it.

What a fucking crybaby assmunch. Not enough if these shitbags are kissing the business end of a shotgun.
there are often 2 barrels on a shotgun, he should share one with britney.
I have a shotgun and ammo that I will donate to that cause. They can even pick between a 10, 12, 16, or 20 gauge.

Threadkiller

12-10-2008, 12:47 AM

At least he didn't do it in public, he just disappeared, took care of his issues, and that was it.

Exactly. People in all walks of life have nervous breakdowns or whatever you want to call it. Things just get out of control. But it's how someone deals with it that reveals character. Just compare his to someone like Martin Lawrence to see what I mean.

dtcb

12-10-2008, 01:50 AM

I have a shotgun and ammo that I will donate to that cause. They can even pick between a 10, 12, 16, or 20 gauge.

I nominate 20 gauge. hopefully, first shot will not be fatal and they will have to reload and do themselves again.

phit_demon

12-10-2008, 04:27 AM

Except for the part where he had a nervous breakdown and disappeared...other than that, he totally kept his shit together...

That can happen to any of us, but at least he didn't go shaving his head, attacking paparazzi and showing his cock when he exited limos...

Shäne

12-19-2008, 07:08 PM

Police Get The Wrong House In Galveston, Allegedly Assault 12-Year-Old Girl (http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/12/galveston_false_arrest.php) :mad::mad:

12-28-2008, 05:42 PM

Here's one: Burglar lived in attic for days... (http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=9584778&nav=5ka4)

ZBarclay

12-28-2008, 06:26 PM

That can happen to any of us, but at least he didn't go shaving his head, attacking paparazzi and showing his cock when he exited limos...

Guarantee me $50 million to make a television show, and I will guarantee you that I won't have a nervous break down.

donkey

12-30-2008, 12:39 PM

creeeeeepy:

http://iht.com/articles/2008/12/29/asia/smile.php

Aaron

12-30-2008, 02:37 PM

Very creepy

Shäne

01-01-2009, 04:07 PM

Two teens set sleeping teen's hair on fire just to film it in their camera phone. (http://news.aol.com/article/teens-set-fire-to-boys-hair-film-attack/290836)
Sometimes I really wish Jackass had never been created.

ZBarclay

01-01-2009, 06:05 PM

Shäne

01-01-2009, 06:18 PM

You speak with wisdom beyond your years young sir.

Somebody's gotta set an example of the age group, especially with shitheads like that running around.

puggso_32

01-06-2009, 03:39 PM

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=12511482

...croikey!

Shäne

01-06-2009, 06:26 PM

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=12511482

...croikey!

What the hell was she thinking?

If I set his balls on fire he'll love me forever!

Rob101

01-13-2009, 07:37 AM

Huh?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479746,00.html

Aaron

01-13-2009, 07:46 AM

As a man who has deflowered quite a few in my time this is ludicrous.
And I want a picture of this woman.

Cuclean

01-13-2009, 08:45 AM

As a man who has deflowered quite a few in my time this is ludicrous.
And I want a picture of this woman.

Ask and you shall receive (http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2008/09/natalie-dylan-virgin-auction-photos.html)

Aaron

01-13-2009, 08:48 AM

Wow, you could get her for 6 beers and a bucket of KFC.
Not worth it

ZBarclay

01-13-2009, 02:06 PM

Wow, you could get her for 6 beers and a bucket of KFC.
Not worth it

I certainly wouldn't pay over $3 million for it. Virgins are traditionally terrible in bed.

RobinHoodDaffy

01-13-2009, 02:52 PM

This makes me SO freakin' happy!!!! (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1104050/Burglar-flees-terror-homeowner-returns-New-Year-party--dressed-Thor-God-Thunder.html)

Shäne

01-14-2009, 08:48 PM

Update.
Little Hitler removed from home. (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/01/13/2009-01-13_report_child_named_adolf_hitler_removed_.html?r ef=goo_news)

Thank God.

Aaron

01-14-2009, 08:53 PM

But will they be able to remove him from Poland?

Rob101

01-16-2009, 12:26 PM

Ha ha ha. This is funny. (http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/16/boy.george.prison/index.html)

Threadkiller

01-29-2009, 10:34 AM

Truth beats fiction yet again.

From this (http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2043884_man_died_after_sex_act_went_wrong) article:

Ralph Santiago, 31, was found dead in the men’s toilets of the building he worked wearing Wellington boots, a wetsuit and gas mask.
apparently he had accidentally suffocated himself in an autoerotic accident.

That's it, from now on, my sig comes from news articles.

RobinHoodDaffy

01-29-2009, 03:38 PM

damn, I read your sig in a different thread and thought you were just clever. But that is just not right.

Threadkiller

01-29-2009, 05:58 PM

damn, I read your sig in a different thread and thought you were just clever. But that is just not right.
But I'm still clever right? right???? I'm just wondering. It's not like I'm desperately seeking approval here...:D

RobinHoodDaffy

01-29-2009, 08:20 PM

Of course you are, pumpkin. It's just I see you in a different light.

Threadkiller

01-29-2009, 08:55 PM

Of course you are, pumpkin. It's just I see you in a different light.
Are you saying I'm mentally handicapped or a just a lousy English hold-up artist?

http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/CoverArtUnverified/9784.jpghttp://thumbs.filmstarts.de/wallpaper/PulpFiction15.jpg

Antonio_Bay

01-29-2009, 09:08 PM

...or a just a lousy English hold-up artist?

Next time could you wait until I log off for the night before you start putting lousy and English in the same sentence, pls? :p

And as for your sig, this could be a potential one; I give you... the Fart Silencer (http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/12/29/ultimate-fart-silencer/).

RobinHoodDaffy

01-29-2009, 09:41 PM

Are you saying I'm mentally handicapped or a just a lousy English hold-up artist?

http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/CoverArtUnverified/9784.jpghttp://thumbs.filmstarts.de/wallpaper/PulpFiction15.jpg

I think you know.:D

dtcb

01-29-2009, 10:07 PM

I see you have found weird asia news (http://www.weirdasianews.com) Welcome to the savoury hell that is my day to day.

Example: had to watch a replay of thisshitnuts crazy woman (http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/11/18/woman-addicted-surgery-injects-oil-face/)on Korean TV the other day. Utter train wreck fail. Some people need help; some people need the "Soylent Green" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green) option.

Threadkiller

01-29-2009, 11:31 PM

Next time could you wait until I log off for the night before you start putting lousy and English in the same sentence, pls? :p
That's not what I intended. Allow me to rephrase. 'a lousy stick-up artist who happens to be from England'. :P

Threadkiller

02-04-2009, 11:21 AM

Man stuck up tree with no pants (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25008189-5013016,00.html) Worth checking out just for the video.

Shäne

02-22-2009, 06:20 PM

There is still good in the world. (http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/gallery/022309dana_farber_beams/) :)

Aaron

02-22-2009, 07:21 PM

There is still good in the world. (http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/gallery/022309dana_farber_beams/) :)

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2009/02/20/0220beams_500__1235176809_2122.jpg
Yeah, this sort of thing makes my day

Antonio_Bay

03-25-2009, 02:12 PM

60 foot willy. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7961000/7961224.stm)

By-tor

03-25-2009, 02:53 PM

Feckin' hilarious! :D

Rob101

03-30-2009, 06:48 PM

This is was too funny not to share. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29922878#29922878)

Antonio_Bay

03-30-2009, 08:13 PM

This is was too funny not to share. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29922878#29922878)

The Giga-finger. Creepy.

Kernal2306

03-30-2009, 09:40 PM

The Giga-finger. Creepy.

I wonder if he can get an upgrade when he needs more storage or do they have to take off more of his fingers.

dtcb

03-30-2009, 11:02 PM

1 word

"Lazer"

how could this guy not want to install a lazer into the false finger?

Shäne

05-18-2009, 10:06 PM

You put what where?! (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24353334-5012895,00.html) :eek:

05-18-2009, 11:16 PM

You put what where?! (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24353334-5012895,00.html) :eek:

Do you like fish sticks?

http://www.yourcelebritystuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kanye-west-goes-to-south-park.jpg

Antonio_Bay

06-18-2009, 05:33 PM

Girls wakes up with 56 tattoos on face (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090617/twl-tattoo-girl-wakes-to-see-stars-41f21e0.html).

Shäne

07-18-2009, 08:25 PM

Is this your homework, Larry? (http://cbs13.com/local/Suspects.Break.Into.2.1089516.html)

PrimitiveMan

07-19-2009, 06:10 PM

You put what where?! (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24353334-5012895,00.html) :eek:

OOOOOwwwwwwWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Antonio_Bay

01-17-2010, 02:24 PM

Cat called for jury service. (http://www.neatorama.com/2010/01/10/cat-called-for-jury-duty/)

Aaron

05-27-2010, 05:13 AM

This most likely has been posted somewhere else, but I just saw it today so... :p (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100522/video/vod-matador-escapes-death-by-skin-of-his-dfc7e2c.html)

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2010/05/22/news/photos_galleries/bullfight/cropped/BULLFIGHTING-SPAIN-SAN-ISIDRO195149--500x380.jpg

Sharp-O

05-27-2010, 05:52 AM